2 Corinthians 1:16 (GNV)

Passage

And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:14 Euen as ye haue acknowledged vs partly, that we are your reioycing, euen as ye are ours, in the day of our Lord Iesus.

2 Corinthians 1:15 And in this confidence was I minded first to come vnto you, that ye might haue had a double grace,

2 Corinthians 1:16 And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

2 Corinthians 1:17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or minde I those thinges which I minde, according to the flesh, that with me should be, Yea, yea, and Nay, nay?

2 Corinthians 1:18 Yea, God is faithfull, that our worde towarde you was not Yea, and Nay.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "passe", "macedonia", "come", "againe", "vnto", "foorth", and "towarde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "passe" and "macedonia", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And in this confidence was I minded..." into verse 17's "When I therefore was thus minded did...", so "passe" and "macedonia" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "passe" and "macedonia" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.